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What FlowScan v2.0 checks, and why

A category-by-category reference for the findings behind your score — start with the overview, then go deep on whichever category is dragging your report down.

FlowScan v2.0 Overview

FlowScan v2.0 Overview

How FlowScan v2.0 turns an exported n8n or Make workflow into a 0–100 score: the seven categories, how points are deducted, the three hard caps, the Cost Exposure Score, the Controls Matrix, and the language rules every finding follows.

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Reliability

Reliability

What the Reliability category checks — error handling, idempotency, branching integrity, chain failure risk, and structural hygiene — with examples, score impact, and recommended fixes.

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Cost Risk

Cost Risk

What the Cost Risk category checks — loop multipliers, oversized prompts, missing token caps, and chatty agents — with examples, score impact, and recommended fixes.

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AI Governance

AI Governance

What the AI Governance category checks — write-capable agent tools, prompt-injection-shaped paths, and shadow AI calls — with examples, score impact, and recommended fixes.

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Observability

Observability

What the Observability category checks — audit logs and execution summaries for consequential writes — with examples, score impact, and recommended fixes.

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Security

Security

What the Security category checks — unauthenticated webhooks and hardcoded secrets — with examples, score impact, and recommended fixes.

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Naming

Naming

What the Naming category checks — generic default names and duplicate node names — with examples, score impact, and recommended fixes. Low severity, still worth fixing.

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Complexity

Complexity

What the Complexity category checks — node count and path depth thresholds — with examples, score impact, and recommended fixes for splitting an overgrown workflow.

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